Mystery Jewelry Maker Update, Spring 2017

April 13, 2017

The animals, birds, and flowers aren’t the only ones finally emerging from winter hibernation: Why not a springtime update on …

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Ball-Chain Jewelry

March 22, 2017

Who’d ever think that the same simple chain that has dangled from millions of light fixtures for the past 120 …

January 26, 2017

As promised far too long ago within the first section of my Chains of Evidence post, here are the Art …

January 1, 2017

Launching into 2017 with an update on my 1930s mystery jewelry maker, including four newfound designs and several new colorways. …

November 13, 2016

Despite my several years (and still ongoing) research of the 1930s ‘mystery jewelry maker’, I am super-picky about the examples …

August 7, 2016

When attempting to identify unsigned vintage necklaces, the chain can be a useful tool. Not only can certain chain styles …

June 24, 2016

The fourth popular motif in Victorian era Essex crystal jewelry was the nautical theme, particularly that of pennants which denoted …

June 17, 2016

Having spent some time among the animals and birds, why don’t we stroll through an Essex crystal flower garden? …